One, a 9-11 Ceremony

This might be something nice for a service unit to sponsor on 9/11 orjoin with local firefighters, police, in a ceremony already being planned.Speaker One: As the soot and dirt and ash rained down,Speaker Two: We became one color.Speaker One: As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning buildingSpeaker Three: We became one class.Speaker One: As we lit candles of waiting and hopeSpeaker Four: We became one generation.Speaker One: As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the infernoSpeaker Five: We became one gender.Speaker One: As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength,Speaker Six: We became one faith.Speaker One: As we whispered or shouted words of encouragement,Speaker Two: We spoke one language.Speaker One: As we gave our blood in lines a mile long,Speaker Three: We became one body.Speaker One: As we mourned together the great lossSpeaker Four: We became one family.Speaker One: As we cried tears of grief and lossSpeaker Five: We became one soul.Speaker One: As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroesSpeaker Six: We become one people.(spoken quickly)#1 We are#2 One color#3 One class#4 One generation#5 One gender#6 One faith#2 One language#3 One body#4 One family#5 One soul#6 One people